Dhaka: Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday surpassed Tamim Iqbal to become the leading run-getter for Bangladesh in Test Cricket.
Rahim achieved the feat in the ongoing one-match Test series against Zimbabwe. The 32-year-old Rahim went on to register his third Test double century as he surpassed the record of Tamim Iqbal.
The wicketkeeper-batsman Rahim so far has 4,413 runs in 70 Test matches while Iqbal has 4,405 runs in 60 matches to his credit.
In Dhaka Test, Bangladesh is in a strong position as they are just eight wickets away from the victory at Shere Bangla National Stadium.
In second Innings, Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor and Kavin Kasuza made it through to stumps on day three as the side ended the play on 9/2.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque's knock of 203 and 132 respectively powered Bangladesh side post a huge total of 560/6 in the first innings.
Earlier, Skipper Craig Ervine's knock of 107 runs went in vain as Zimbabwe managed to score just 265 runs in their first innings.
